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September 28, 2008
While searching for the meaning of life, the Teacher in Ecclesiastes discovered that wealth brought burdens and anxiety rather than satisfaction. He asked what benefit money might afford or what advantage it offered. His conclusion? Not much!—until, that is, we acknowledge that all good gifts, and our ability to enjoy them, come from God. Alistair Begg teaches that for believers, the best life is yet to come. In the meantime, living in Christ changes the source of our hope and increases enjoyment of even a simple life.
10He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. 11When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? 12Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
13cThere is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, 14and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand. 15dAs he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. 16This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what egain is there to him who ftoils for the wind? 17Moreover, all his days he geats in darkness in much vexation and sickness and anger.
18Behold, what I have seen to be hgood and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment8 in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his ilot. 19Everyone also to whom jGod has given kwealth and possessions land power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is mthe gift of God. 20For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.
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